HIV/AIDS technical assistance guidelines

IDepartment of LabourPublished for the Chief Directorate of Labour RelationsPublisherDepartment of LabourChief Directorate of CommunicationPrivate Bag X117 Pretoria0001 South AfricaInternal editing, layout and design and distributionMedia Production UnitChief Directorate of CommunicationPrinterFormeset, Cape TownISBN No: 0-621-336566-4 HIV/AIDS technical assistance GuidelinesiiiiiForewordThis technical assistance guidelines (TAG) document is intended to complement the earlier adopted Code of GoodPractice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment of 2000 within the framework of the policy options indicated inthe Employment Equity Act of 1998. The TAG will equip employers and other role players with practical tools toeliminate unfair discrimination based on HIV in the of the most serious public health problems facing South Africa is the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It not only threatens thelives of individual employees and employers, but has significant impact on each and every workplace, the effectivefunctioning of the labour market and the national economy as a impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace is felt in many areas, for example the loss of productivity, increased cost ofemployee benefits, high production costs and lower workplace morale due to prolonged staff illness, increasedabsenteeism

iii Foreword This Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAG) document is intended to complement the earlier adopted ‘Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment’ of 2000 within the framework of the policy options indicated in

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